Skewered Ground Meat

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef or lamb
• 1 onion (finely minced or grated)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, finely minced
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. 1

   Wet hands in water and mix all ingredients together thoroughly.

2. 2

   Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.

3. 3

   Dampen hands and pat mixture around 6 skewers into long, flattened patties about 1 1/2 inches wide and 4-5 inches long.

4. 4

   Grill or broil in oven until browned and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.

5. 5

   Serve with pita bread or rice.

6. 6

   SUGGESTION: While meat mixture sets in the refrigerator marinate large chunks of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, or eggplant in a sauce made of equal parts of olive oil and lemon juice with a dash of salt and pepper. thread vegetables on skewers and grill them alongside the meat.